Japan vs Sudan
Japan vs Sudan: Population
Population in 2023: 124 million people in Japan and 50 million people in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Japan, by 74.4 million people, or 2.49 times that in Sudan.
people · UN
What the numbers say
- Japan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Japan ranked 12 and Sudan ranked 30 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Japan at 76.9 million people and Sudan at 137 million people in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 8.09 billion people in 2023.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Japan | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 124 million | 50 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 125 million | 49.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 126 million | 48.1 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 126 million | 46.8 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 127 million | 45.6 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 127 million | 44.2 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 127 million | 42.7 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 127 million | 41.3 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 127 million | 40 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 128 million | 38.8 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 128 million | 37.8 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 128 million | 36.9 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 128 million | 36.1 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 128 million | 35.4 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 128 million | 34.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 128 million | 33.6 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 128 million | 32.8 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 128 million | 32 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 128 million | 31.3 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 128 million | 30.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 128 million | 29.9 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 128 million | 29.2 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 127 million | 28.5 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 127 million | 27.8 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 127 million | 27.1 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 127 million | 26.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 126 million | 25.8 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 126 million | 25.2 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 126 million | 24.7 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 125 million | 24 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 125 million | 23.5 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 124 million | 22.9 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 124 million | 22.5 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 123 million | 22 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 123 million | 21.6 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 123 million | 21.1 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 122 million | 20.7 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 121 million | 20.3 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 121 million | 19.9 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 120 million | 19.6 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 120 million | 19.1 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 120 million | 18.5 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 119 million | 17.8 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 118 million | 17.1 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 118 million | 16.4 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 117 million | 15.7 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 116 million | 15.1 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 115 million | 14.6 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 113 million | 14.1 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 112 million | 13.6 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 111 million | 13.1 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 109 million | 12.5 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 108 million | 12.1 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 107 million | 11.7 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 106 million | 11.3 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 104 million | 10.9 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 103 million | 10.6 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 102 million | 10.2 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 101 million | 9.86 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 99.9 million | 9.53 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 99 million | 9.22 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 98.1 million | 8.92 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 97.2 million | 8.64 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 96.4 million | 8.36 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 95.6 million | 8.11 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 94.9 million | 7.86 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 94.1 million | 7.63 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 93.3 million | 7.4 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 92.4 million | 7.18 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 91.4 million | 6.97 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 90.3 million | 6.77 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 89.1 million | 6.57 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 87.9 million | 6.38 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 86.4 million | 6.19 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 83.3 million | 6.13 million | – |
| 1948 | 82.2 million | 6.1 million | – |
| 1947 | 81 million | 6.08 million | – |
| 1946 | 79.9 million | 6.05 million | – |
| 1945 | 78.8 million | 6.02 million | – |
| 1944 | 77.7 million | 6 million | – |
| 1943 | 76.7 million | 5.97 million | – |
| 1942 | 75.6 million | 5.94 million | – |
| 1941 | 74.6 million | 5.92 million | – |
| 1940 | 73.6 million | 5.89 million | – |
| 1939 | 72.6 million | 5.86 million | – |
| 1938 | 71.7 million | 5.84 million | – |
| 1937 | 70.8 million | 5.81 million | – |
| 1936 | 69.9 million | 5.79 million | – |
| 1935 | 69 million | 5.76 million | – |
| 1934 | 68.1 million | 5.74 million | – |
| 1933 | 67.2 million | 5.71 million | – |
| 1932 | 66.4 million | 5.68 million | – |
| 1931 | 65.5 million | 5.66 million | – |
| 1930 | 64.7 million | 5.63 million | – |
| 1929 | 63.8 million | 5.61 million | – |
| 1928 | 62.9 million | 5.58 million | – |
| 1927 | 62.1 million | 5.56 million | – |
| 1926 | 61.2 million | 5.53 million | – |
| 1925 | 60.3 million | 5.51 million | – |
| 1924 | 59.5 million | 5.49 million | – |
| 1923 | 58.7 million | 5.46 million | – |
| 1922 | 57.9 million | 5.44 million | – |
| 1921 | 57.1 million | 5.41 million | – |
| 1920 | 56.3 million | 5.39 million | – |
| 1919 | 55.6 million | 5.37 million | – |
| 1918 | 54.9 million | 5.34 million | – |
| 1917 | 54.3 million | 5.32 million | – |
| 1916 | 53.6 million | 5.31 million | – |
| 1915 | 53 million | 5.3 million | – |
| 1914 | 52.3 million | 5.29 million | – |
| 1913 | 51.7 million | 5.28 million | – |
| 1912 | 51.1 million | 5.27 million | – |
| 1911 | 50.5 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1910 | 49.9 million | 5.26 million | – |
| 1909 | 49.3 million | 5.25 million | – |
| 1908 | 48.7 million | 5.24 million | – |
| 1907 | 48.2 million | 5.23 million | – |
| 1906 | 47.6 million | 5.22 million | – |
| 1905 | 47 million | 5.21 million | – |
| 1904 | 46.5 million | 5.2 million | – |
| 1903 | 46 million | 5.19 million | – |
| 1902 | 45.4 million | 5.18 million | – |
| 1901 | 44.9 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1900 | 44.4 million | 5.17 million | – |
| 1899 | 44 million | 5.16 million | – |
| 1898 | 43.5 million | 5.15 million | – |
| 1897 | 43.1 million | 5.14 million | – |
| 1896 | 42.7 million | 5.13 million | – |
| 1895 | 42.3 million | 5.12 million | – |
| 1894 | 41.9 million | 5.11 million | – |
| 1893 | 41.5 million | 5.1 million | – |
| 1892 | 41.1 million | 5.09 million | – |
| 1891 | 40.7 million | 5.08 million | – |
| 1890 | 40.3 million | 5.07 million | – |
| 1889 | 39.9 million | 5.06 million | – |
| 1888 | 39.6 million | 5.05 million | – |
| 1887 | 39.2 million | 5.04 million | – |
| 1886 | 38.9 million | 5.03 million | – |
| 1885 | 38.6 million | 5.03 million | – |
| 1884 | 38.2 million | 5.02 million | – |
| 1883 | 37.9 million | 5.01 million | – |
| 1882 | 37.6 million | 5 million | – |
| 1881 | 37.3 million | 4.99 million | – |
| 1880 | 37 million | 4.98 million | – |
| 1879 | 36.7 million | 4.97 million | – |
| 1878 | 36.4 million | 4.96 million | – |
| 1877 | 36.2 million | 4.95 million | – |
| 1876 | 36 million | 4.94 million | – |
| 1875 | 35.7 million | 4.93 million | – |
| 1874 | 35.5 million | 4.92 million | – |
| 1873 | 35.2 million | 4.91 million | – |
| 1872 | 35 million | 4.9 million | – |
| 1871 | 34.8 million | 4.89 million | – |
| 1870 | 34.6 million | 4.88 million | – |
| 1869 | 34.4 million | 4.87 million | – |
| 1868 | 34.3 million | 4.86 million | – |
| 1867 | 34.1 million | 4.85 million | – |
| 1866 | 34 million | 4.84 million | – |
| 1865 | 33.9 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1864 | 33.7 million | 4.83 million | – |
| 1863 | 33.6 million | 4.82 million | – |
| 1862 | 33.5 million | 4.81 million | – |
| 1861 | 33.4 million | 4.8 million | – |
| 1860 | 33.2 million | 4.79 million | – |
| 1859 | 33.1 million | 4.78 million | – |
| 1858 | 33 million | 4.77 million | – |
| 1857 | 32.9 million | 4.76 million | – |
| 1856 | 32.7 million | 4.75 million | – |
| 1855 | 32.6 million | 4.74 million | – |
| 1854 | 32.5 million | 4.73 million | – |
| 1853 | 32.4 million | 4.72 million | – |
| 1852 | 32.2 million | 4.71 million | – |
| 1851 | 32.1 million | 4.7 million | – |
| 1850 | 32.1 million | 4.69 million | – |
| 1849 | 32 million | 4.67 million | – |
| 1848 | 31.9 million | 4.65 million | – |
| 1847 | 31.9 million | 4.63 million | – |
| 1846 | 31.9 million | 4.61 million | – |
| 1845 | 31.8 million | 4.59 million | – |
| 1844 | 31.8 million | 4.57 million | – |
| 1843 | 31.8 million | 4.54 million | – |
| 1842 | 31.7 million | 4.52 million | – |
| 1841 | 31.7 million | 4.5 million | – |
| 1840 | 31.7 million | 4.48 million | – |
| 1839 | 31.6 million | 4.46 million | – |
| 1838 | 31.6 million | 4.44 million | – |
| 1837 | 31.6 million | 4.43 million | – |
| 1836 | 31.5 million | 4.41 million | – |
| 1835 | 31.5 million | 4.39 million | – |
| 1834 | 31.5 million | 4.37 million | – |
| 1833 | 31.4 million | 4.35 million | – |
| 1832 | 31.4 million | 4.33 million | – |
| 1831 | 31.4 million | 4.31 million | – |
| 1830 | 31.3 million | 4.29 million | – |
| 1829 | 31.3 million | 4.27 million | – |
| 1828 | 31.3 million | 4.25 million | – |
| 1827 | 31.2 million | 4.24 million | – |
| 1826 | 31.2 million | 4.22 million | – |
| 1825 | 31.2 million | 4.2 million | – |
| 1824 | 31.1 million | 4.19 million | – |
| 1823 | 31.1 million | 4.18 million | – |
| 1822 | 31.1 million | 4.16 million | – |
| 1821 | 31 million | 4.15 million | – |
| 1820 | 30.9 million | 4.14 million | – |
| 1819 | 30.8 million | 4.12 million | – |
| 1818 | 30.7 million | 4.11 million | – |
| 1817 | 30.5 million | 4.1 million | – |
| 1816 | 30.4 million | 4.09 million | – |
| 1815 | 30.2 million | 4.08 million | – |
| 1814 | 30.1 million | 4.08 million | – |
| 1813 | 29.9 million | 4.07 million | – |
| 1812 | 29.8 million | 4.06 million | – |
| 1811 | 29.6 million | 4.05 million | – |
| 1810 | 29.5 million | 4.05 million | – |
| 1809 | 29.3 million | 4.04 million | – |
| 1808 | 29.2 million | 4.04 million | – |
| 1807 | 29 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1806 | 28.9 million | 4.03 million | – |
| 1805 | 28.7 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1804 | 28.6 million | 4.02 million | – |
| 1803 | 28.4 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1802 | 28.3 million | 4.01 million | – |
| 1801 | 28.1 million | 4 million | – |
| 1800 | 28 million | 3.99 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Japan | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 124 million124 million–124 million | 50.5 million50.1 million–50.7 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 123 million123 million–123 million | 51.7 million50.5 million–52.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 122 million122 million–123 million | 53.3 million51 million–54.9 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 122 million121 million–123 million | 54.7 million51.4 million–57.2 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 121 million120 million–122 million | 56 million51.7 million–59.5 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 120 million119 million–122 million | 57.3 million51.9 million–61.9 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 120 million118 million–122 million | 58.6 million52 million–64.3 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 119 million117 million–121 million | 59.9 million52.2 million–66.7 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 118 million116 million–121 million | 61.2 million52.3 million–69 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 117 million115 million–120 million | 62.5 million52.5 million–71.4 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 117 million114 million–120 million | 63.8 million52.6 million–73.8 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 116 million112 million–120 million | 65.2 million52.6 million–76.2 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 115 million111 million–119 million | 66.5 million52.7 million–78.6 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 114 million110 million–119 million | 67.8 million52.7 million–81 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 114 million109 million–119 million | 69.1 million52.7 million–83.6 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 113 million108 million–118 million | 70.4 million52.8 million–86.2 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 112 million107 million–118 million | 71.7 million53 million–88.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 111 million106 million–118 million | 73.1 million53.1 million–91.5 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 111 million105 million–117 million | 74.4 million53.1 million–94 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 110 million104 million–117 million | 75.7 million53.3 million–96.6 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 109 million103 million–117 million | 77.1 million53.5 million–99.8 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 109 million102 million–116 million | 78.4 million53.7 million–103 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 108 million101 million–116 million | 79.8 million54.1 million–106 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 107 million99.6 million–116 million | 81.1 million54.4 million–109 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 107 million98.5 million–115 million | 82.5 million54.7 million–112 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 106 million97.5 million–115 million | 83.8 million54.9 million–115 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 105 million96.4 million–115 million | 85.2 million55.4 million–118 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 105 million95.3 million–115 million | 86.6 million55.8 million–121 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 104 million94.1 million–114 million | 88 million56.1 million–124 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 103 million93 million–114 million | 89.3 million56.5 million–126 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 102 million91.9 million–114 million | 90.7 million56.8 million–130 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 102 million90.9 million–114 million | 92 million56.9 million–133 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 101 million89.8 million–113 million | 93.4 million57 million–136 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 100 million88.6 million–113 million | 94.7 million57.3 million–140 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 99.6 million87.5 million–113 million | 96 million57.6 million–143 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 98.9 million86.3 million–113 million | 97.3 million57.7 million–146 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 98.1 million85.1 million–113 million | 98.6 million57.8 million–149 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 97.4 million84 million–112 million | 99.9 million57.9 million–153 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 96.6 million82.9 million–112 million | 101 million57.9 million–157 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 95.8 million81.7 million–111 million | 103 million57.8 million–161 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 95.1 million80.7 million–111 million | 104 million57.6 million–165 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 94.3 million79.4 million–111 million | 105 million57.5 million–169 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 93.6 million78 million–111 million | 106 million57.6 million–173 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 92.8 million76.7 million–111 million | 107 million57.9 million–177 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 92.1 million75.5 million–110 million | 109 million58 million–181 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 91.3 million74.4 million–110 million | 110 million57.8 million–185 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 90.6 million73.3 million–110 million | 111 million57.6 million–189 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 89.9 million72.2 million–110 million | 112 million57.6 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 89.2 million71.2 million–110 million | 113 million57.6 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 88.6 million70.2 million–110 million | 114 million57.5 million–203 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 88 million69.2 million–109 million | 115 million57.4 million–206 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 87.4 million68.2 million–110 million | 116 million57 million–210 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 86.8 million67.2 million–110 million | 117 million56.7 million–214 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 86.2 million66.3 million–110 million | 118 million56.7 million–218 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 85.7 million65.3 million–110 million | 119 million56.7 million–222 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 85.2 million64.5 million–110 million | 120 million56.5 million–226 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 84.7 million63.6 million–110 million | 121 million56.4 million–232 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 84.3 million62.8 million–110 million | 122 million56.5 million–237 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 83.8 million62.1 million–110 million | 123 million56.2 million–242 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 83.4 million61.4 million–110 million | 124 million55.9 million–247 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 83 million60.7 million–110 million | 125 million55.8 million–252 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 82.6 million59.9 million–110 million | 126 million55.3 million–255 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 82.2 million59.2 million–110 million | 127 million54.6 million–258 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 81.8 million58.5 million–110 million | 128 million54.4 million–262 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 81.4 million57.7 million–111 million | 129 million54 million–265 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 81 million56.9 million–111 million | 129 million53.7 million–270 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 80.6 million56.1 million–111 million | 130 million53.9 million–277 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 80.3 million55.3 million–111 million | 131 million54.4 million–284 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 79.9 million54.5 million–111 million | 132 million54.4 million–290 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 79.5 million53.6 million–112 million | 133 million54.1 million–296 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 79.1 million52.6 million–112 million | 133 million53.8 million–300 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 78.8 million51.8 million–112 million | 134 million53.7 million–305 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 78.4 million51 million–112 million | 135 million53.7 million–311 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 78 million50.1 million–112 million | 135 million53.6 million–316 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 77.6 million49.4 million–113 million | 136 million53.3 million–320 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 77.2 million48.6 million–113 million | 136 million53.2 million–325 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 76.9 million47.8 million–113 million | 137 million53.5 million–330 million | 10.2 billion |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Japan vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyJapan: 84.7 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityJapan: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityJapan: 1.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionJapan: 3.34% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateJapan: 15.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- Population growthJapan: -0.48% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateJapan: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Sudan: 4.32 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationJapan: 92.3% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageJapan: 49 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overJapan: 29.6% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateJapan: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingJapan: 1.41% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsJapan: $59.5B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personJapan: $504 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingJapan: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelJapan: 261,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerJapan: 2.47% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersJapan: 0.38% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsJapan: 1.72 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsJapan: 28 million TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013